I Got My Holy Grail of folders!!!
I Got My Holy Grail of folders!!!
Hi All, Just want to share a bit of good fortune with you while I was at the Blade Show.
I've never mentioned it, but I've been after a Rick Hinderer XM-18 for quite a while. Finding them is a rarity ...not impossible, but a rarity with second market price.
While at Blade and helping out my Brazilian Buddy Gus of GTC Knives, I went walking about and came across the Hinderer booth and noticed they were having a lottery to buy one of his knives that Friday at 4:00pm. I said what the heck and grabbed one of the last 3 cards of a deck. BTW, the lottery goes by picking one half of a playing card from a deck or two (in this case two seperate decks, blue and red) ...grab a card, rip it in a half, keep one half, and put the other in a basket to hopefully be drawn.
Anyway, I continue to walk about and made it back to the booth to a CROWD of people. Just to see how desperate some folks get for his folders ...Rick announced that a T-Shirt would be auctioned off and the winner would get the T-Shirt plus a pick of any of his knives that he had displaying. Well, the winning bid for T-Shirt went for $1200 :eek: !!! Rick started picking numbers from the basket and just as I was thinking to myself "I Don't Have A Chance" and about ready to walk off , when ...."Blue 7 of Spades" fills the air. I look at my half of the card and raised my hand ..."Blue 7 of Spades right here" :D :D :D !!!
I walked over to the display case and and nabbed this little beauty ...
Happy little camper here to finally... FINALLY get a folder that's been evading me for so long :p . Just thought I'd share ... Take Very Good Care and Be Safe Always.
God Bless :)
-raven-
I've never mentioned it, but I've been after a Rick Hinderer XM-18 for quite a while. Finding them is a rarity ...not impossible, but a rarity with second market price.
While at Blade and helping out my Brazilian Buddy Gus of GTC Knives, I went walking about and came across the Hinderer booth and noticed they were having a lottery to buy one of his knives that Friday at 4:00pm. I said what the heck and grabbed one of the last 3 cards of a deck. BTW, the lottery goes by picking one half of a playing card from a deck or two (in this case two seperate decks, blue and red) ...grab a card, rip it in a half, keep one half, and put the other in a basket to hopefully be drawn.
Anyway, I continue to walk about and made it back to the booth to a CROWD of people. Just to see how desperate some folks get for his folders ...Rick announced that a T-Shirt would be auctioned off and the winner would get the T-Shirt plus a pick of any of his knives that he had displaying. Well, the winning bid for T-Shirt went for $1200 :eek: !!! Rick started picking numbers from the basket and just as I was thinking to myself "I Don't Have A Chance" and about ready to walk off , when ...."Blue 7 of Spades" fills the air. I look at my half of the card and raised my hand ..."Blue 7 of Spades right here" :D :D :D !!!
I walked over to the display case and and nabbed this little beauty ...
Happy little camper here to finally... FINALLY get a folder that's been evading me for so long :p . Just thought I'd share ... Take Very Good Care and Be Safe Always.
God Bless :)
-raven-
ISAIAH 40:31 But those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; They will mount up on wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
No-one can choose your mountain or tell you when to climb... It's yours alone to challenge at your own pace and time.
No-one can choose your mountain or tell you when to climb... It's yours alone to challenge at your own pace and time.
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Nice man. Hinderer is on my wish list. Congrats on getting your grail.
Canis
ETA: I saw the $1200 bid winner on BladeForums. His post said it was a hat and a custom XM-24 with CF scales, and the only anodized one. Here's a link, post #6.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... p?t=746469
Canis
ETA: I saw the $1200 bid winner on BladeForums. His post said it was a hat and a custom XM-24 with CF scales, and the only anodized one. Here's a link, post #6.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... p?t=746469
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it couldnt happen to a nicer guy Gil, i don't know anything about those knives but i am happy for you. good things happen to good people, enjoy the knife. :)
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Gil, I can feel your excitement from the post, and I'm happy for you!
Rick's knives certainly are top-shelf, and I'm glad you finally scored one!
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Ric is one of the "good" guys. I liked him and the quality of work that he was producing 15 years ago. The cool part is that he is the same personably guy guy that he was when we first met. He was making many types of knives then and has a wide aray of experience. He is an innovator that makes "best of knowledge knives", from experience.
"You chose well my son", ...Take Care...Ed
"You chose well my son", ...Take Care...Ed
Hey All, THANK YOU for all the Kind Words and compliments on the Grail Knife . I love this little Beast of a knife :D !!!
Mr. Schempp, Thank You for the confirmation of grabbing a good knife ...Says and Means A lot coming from you Sir .
Monkeywrangler, Come to think of it ... Nope, didn't pay the lotto ticket any mind ... to busy fondling and drooling over my score :D :p :D !!!
Take Good Care All, Be Safe Always, and Again, Thank You All Very Much!!!
God Bless :)
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Mr. Schempp, Thank You for the confirmation of grabbing a good knife ...Says and Means A lot coming from you Sir .
Monkeywrangler, Come to think of it ... Nope, didn't pay the lotto ticket any mind ... to busy fondling and drooling over my score :D :p :D !!!
Take Good Care All, Be Safe Always, and Again, Thank You All Very Much!!!
God Bless :)
-raven-
ISAIAH 40:31 But those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; They will mount up on wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
No-one can choose your mountain or tell you when to climb... It's yours alone to challenge at your own pace and time.
No-one can choose your mountain or tell you when to climb... It's yours alone to challenge at your own pace and time.